Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Tensions Rising In Kosovo

KFOR soldiers from Germany stand by their vehicles in the village of Jagnjenica near the town of Zubin Potok. Radio Free Europe

Kosovo Serbs Defy Nato Demands Over Blockades -- BBC

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo have defied demands by Nato to remove roadblocks, amid tensions over control of border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo.

Nato peacekeepers had given the minority Serbs until Tuesday to remove barricades set up at two crossings.

But Nato troops sent to the area left without dismantling them in an apparent bid to give the Serbs more time.

The blockades were erected in July when the mainly ethnic Albanian government sought to seize the crossings.

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More News On The Tensions In Kosovo

Kosovo Serbs refuse to lift roadblocks -- AP
NATO, Serbs in standoff over Kosovo barricades -- AFP
Kosovo Serbs resist NATO call to remove roadblocks -- Reuters
Kosovo barricades: 3rd ‘final’ deadline from NATO -- RT
Tensions High As NATO Convoy Turned Away At Serb Roadblock -- Radio Free Europe
Kosovo's continuing limbo -- Al Jazeera

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